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Making Partnerships Work – Differently abled Sports Inclusion

Making Partnerships Work – Differently abled Sports Inclusion

In creating more opportunities around sports the government can encourage/demand a more accessible environment, civil society must advocate for further development and corporates can help to fund accessibility infrastructure improvements and encouraging volunteering on the part of employees.

Nothing is impossible for Joby Mathew

Nothing is impossible for Joby Mathew

If distance were an obstacle for differently-abled athlete Joby Mathew, he would never have travelled 12 hours on his altered scooter to Chennai from Kochi to participate in the National Open Badminton Tournament organised by the Rotary Club

A sportsman shows the way to overcome odds

A sportsman shows the way to overcome odds

My parents had a quarrel while travelling on a train and my mother threw us out and jumped out from the moving train,” recalled Kirthivarman, the older sibling, of the incident that occurred around eight years ago

Neeraj George Baby – Victory in spite of all odds

Neeraj George Baby – Victory in spite of all odds

Neeraj George Baby covers the badminton court with ease and smashes the shuttlecock into the opponent’s turf. Through fierce dedication and painstaking hard work, this 24-year-old differently-abled player triumphed over all odds to excel in this high energy sport. Neeraj, whose life took a shocking turn when his left leg had to be amputated because of bone tumour during school days, is the first player from Kerala to win an international level badminton championship for the differently-abled.